Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-13
A TERROR TO WOMEN.
A Stranger Pinches the Arms and
Legs OF New Orleans Ladies.
from the Cincfnnati Enqui' er.

rom me CtnciHndtJ EnQUt e..
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 5.-For some three
weeks past the feminine world OF New
Orleans has been terrorized by a strange
man styled 1.-THE pincher," who recently
made his appearance here. lie was first
noticed few days before Christmas.
During the holidays Canal, the chief re-
tail street OF the city. is always crowded.
mainly with women shopping. While
in front of one Of the stores where the
crowd was densest, young lady felt
some one
PINCH HER so sEvERELY
on the leg mat she could with difficulty
avoid crying out. She looked around to
see tall man, his face turned away from
her, elbOWing his way rapidly through
the thrOng. The next day several young
ladies were similarly plnched. Most of
them kept quiet about the matter, desir-
ing to avoid a scene, and believing that
they might have been mistaken about the
ideatity of the pincher. The thing kept
up for week without being made public,
and several hundred young women were
pinched. They had kept it to them
selves, but finally condolences were
exchanged and arms and legs eXhib-
tied, and it then came out that
the Plncher had been carrying
on the business regularly and systematl-
y.
ing exposure. On Saturday last he went
to the matinee at the opera house,
where he successfully pinched a
number OF young women. By this
time, however, he was known to
many OF the women folks, and the circum-
stances were related by them, and hus-
bands and brothers informed.
AS soon as the matter thus became pub
lie the extent or the Villains operations
hot
siderable portion of the young ladies had
been attacked by MIN.
HIS OPERATIONS.
had been confined manly to Canal and
Royal streets and TO the matinees, where
crowds were dense and men We're lew.
He would walk rapidly through the
crowd, catching some woman by the arm
or leg as he did so, and pinch her. 1t was
something worse than a pinch; rather
| clutch of the hand, in which ali the fin
gers were used; and the result was a Sc
| rious wound. Several young women are
unable to sit down to-day in consequence
! OF the pinches Inflicted by ''the pincner,"
and one of them was compelled to cali in
a doctor to treat the severe confusion
/ produced by him.
When these facts were made known
/ there was intense Indignation. The States
aud several oJher city papers called at
tentiOn to the affair, and published the
following description of the pincher:
Tall, with large nose, on the hawk-bill
order; dark eyes; large black or dark
brown moustache; dresses well and wears
| a high silk hat; rather Jewish in appear
| ance: would Judge him to be stranger in
The city; age apparently between IS and
40"
And the proposition was made that, if
caught, the pincher should be promptly
tarred and ieathered, if not treated to
some worse punishment. The publica-
ton, however, had
THE DESIRED EFFECT,
for the pincher grew alarmed, and has
not since been seen on the street, and
leaves behind him only number OF black
and blue spots.
An investigation mas disclosed the fact
that this morbid admirer of pinching was
a Young Englishman OF coed family and
! OF some wealth ana a complete stranger
! here. He came to the city three weeks
ago and advertised for board under the
! initials NJ. f. He got the desired board,
! but refused TO give his landlady his name,
saying that NJ. Z. was good enough for
| him.
HE WAS a QUIET BOARDER,
! gave no trouble, spoke to no one and
/ spent most OF the day on the street. After
| the publication OF the description Of him
| NJ. Il. became frightened, So his landlady
/ declares, and remained closely confined
/ to his room, refusing to leave it for any
purpose. Yesterday he left New Orleans
/ Tor the North.
AS he had no friends or acquaintance
! here and spoke to no one, it is, OF course,
! impossible to say what IS the matter with
| NJ. r. and why ne mOrbidly devotes him.
/ self to pinchlng women. 1t would seem
| to be "A mania with him, as he showed no
| interest while here in anything else.
/ Whether "tne pincher'' will show up in
another city remains to be seen.